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Lol999
04-06-2006, 03:11 PM
Hi all, just got my first film back from my "new" Nikon F3HP :hail: . Still using XP2 Super and I like the results. Out of a roll of 36 I got 25 that are acceptable to me from an exposure and sharpness point of view. bearing in mind that all the candids were shot from the hip I don't think that's too bad:mrgreen: . Anyhoo, all comments welcome. Please bear in mind my crappy scanner does not do these prints justice with regards to their contrast or sharpness.

1)http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/BigLol/women.jpg

Couple of ladies shooting the breeze.

2) http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/BigLol/wall.jpg
A bit of good old prejudice.

3) http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/BigLol/stall.jpg

This young lad was seriously unhappy about being on the stall. He was also watching me from the corner of his eye to make sure I wasn't lifting anything!

4) http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/BigLol/shop.jpg
New business. he posed for the shot but I think his venture is doomed.

5) http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/BigLol/rollup.jpg

This guy was rolling a smoke. On closer inspection he had an interesting face, but when I turned round he was gone!

6) http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/BigLol/pet.jpg
Pet shop guy. Struggling against the big stores he spends a lot of hours at this window.

7)http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/BigLol/oldwoman.jpg
Down the flea market.

8) http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/BigLol/oldcouple.jpg

Old couple in an animated conversation.

9) http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/BigLol/glove.jpg
I found this whilst shooting a landscape with my new 20mm lens. ordinarily i would have a macro zoom with me but left it out for my lightmeter so I had to make the best go of it with a 28mm. i went back later and the scene was all ruined and the snail gone!

10)

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/BigLol/fridge.jpg
Perhaps can't read ;-)

11) http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/BigLol/fish.jpg
The fish man, taken with his permission. I plan to go back in the winter and get his lit caravan isolated against the dark. Apparently his name is Mr Turtle!

12)
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/BigLol/doors.jpg
Old and new. The grain in the door in the original is beautiful. taken up close with my 20mm lens as it borders a busy road.

13) http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/BigLol/cafe.jpg
One of the best from my " on the run" series (see thread "To ask or not" for the details). I set exposure +1 stop to try and allow for the back lights. ideally flash but then it wouldn't be discrete!

14) http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c395/BigLol/arch.jpg

Archway to a communal yard behind terraced houses in a very working class area. The door shows signs of punching, perhaps an indicator of the tensions that arise from living in cramped conditions, possibly on low income.

All taken with a Nikkor 28mm unless stated. For the "hip" shots I set focus to about 7' and aperture to F8. This gave a focus range from about 15 to 4 feet on my lens. I let the camera set shutter through auto setting.

Thanks for looking, Lol

All comments welcome!

2framesbelowzero
04-06-2006, 03:23 PM
You can as well shoot XP2 at higher film-speeds with nice results.

Lol999
04-06-2006, 03:37 PM
Yeah, the thing is I have it processed at my local tesco supermarket and they make a really good job. I have yet to ask if they can manually set film speeds if I tape the DX off on the cassette. One step at a time!

Cheers, Lol

2framesbelowzero
04-18-2006, 08:54 AM
the 2 speeds tesco use are 1 hour and next day.

Lol999
04-18-2006, 09:28 AM
Thanks for that;)